Uploaded on 2015-12-09 by FerPcMx

![Rural area with one hour drive from the city][2] **2. Which are the main UHI effects that you can identify in your area?** Mexico city is mainly covered by pavement and concrete streets/sidewalks and a lot of buildings residential/business, with little green areas, besides in some parts of the city like downtown and the financial districts, there is an increase on high-rise buildings with facades that are mostly covered with glass, which increases heat gain, as well as requires additional energy for cooling which implies more heat generated by **3. Which are the measures you would propose?** Promote conservation and improvement of green areas, one of the strategies could be work on public transport to take cars out of streets, by reducing the amount of cars, and increase on the size of sidewalks could be done and dedicate this surface for green areas. **4. Is UHI effect concerning policy making in your area?** No real effort is in place to reduce UHI effect on Mexico City, however there are some efforts that are being done but not widely promoted like green rooftop terraces, green walls, small gardens and community orchards in unoccupied or abandoned lots [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1449702735960221.jpg [2]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14497027864852435.jpg